-Theodore Thompson, one of Mitchell county's oldest citizens, passed away at his home in Mona, Tuesday morning at 1:00 o'clock, after an illness of five weeks, at the age of about 71 years. When a lad of about two years, he came to Mitchell county with his parents, from Illinois, where he was born on June 14, 1852. He leaves besides his wife, eight children, two sisters and a host of friends and neighbors who will greatly miss him. He was of a jovial disposition, always cheerful, and to know him was to be his friend. - The Lyle Tribune.